Wareham man charged with making a felony terrorist threat

BARNSTABLE - A 51-year-old Wareham man charged with making a felony terrorist threat was released on personal recognizance Friday morning following a dangerous hearing in Barnstable District Court.

Rogelio Lopez Jr., 51, of 6 Apache Lane, is accused of making threats over the phone last week threatening extreme violence against fellow workers in the workplace at Republic Waste Services located at 61 Commonwealth Ave. in South Yarmouth, according to Yarmouth Police.

Yarmouth Police detectives determined the suspect was a longtime employee who had previous incidents at work and no prior criminal record in Massachusetts and no license to carry firearms, according to police.

Yarmouth Police Department Detective Christopher Van Ness applied for and was granted a temporary arrest warrant for the arrest of Lopez due to the threats uttered concerning the workplace violence, according to police.

With the arrest warrant in hand, Yarmouth Police Detectives VanNess and Michael Wells, along with Proactive Anti-Crime Unit Officer Nicholas Ambrosini, travelled to the Wareham Police Dept. and subsequently teamed up with Wareham officers to go to Lopez’s residence in Wareham, according to police.

Lopez was found in his home and placed under arrest Thursday night.

The court also ordered Lopez Friday to stay away from the workplace and the employees.

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